China’s Kimi K3 and Qwen3.8 Are Crowding the Top of the AI Benchmark Table
Reading Time: 5 minutesMoonshot’s Kimi K3 and Alibaba’s Qwen3.8 claim to rival top US AI models at lower cost, with open weights enabling free developer access. Independent testing begins when Kimi K3’s weights drop on 27 July, making this a pivotal moment in the US-China AI race.